Derived forms

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Word forms: interweaves, interweaving, interwove, interwoven

Definitions

ergative reciprocal verb & verb

If two or more things are interwoven or interweave, they are very closely connected or are combined with each other. [beV-ed + with] ⇒ For these people, land is inextricably interwoven with life itself. [V + with] ⇒ Complex family relationships interweave with a murder plot in this ambitious new novel. [V n] ⇒ The programme successfully interweaves words and pictures. [V] ⇒ Social structures are not discrete objects; they overlap and interweave. [Also V n + with]